dignified
11dignified — adjective behaving in a calm and serious way, even in a difficult situation, which makes people respect you: a dignified old lady | She made a dignified departure …
12Dignified — dignify dig ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dignified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dignifying}.] [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. dignificare; L. dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See {Deign}, and {Fact}.] To invest with dignity or honor; to make… …
13dignified — dignifiedly /dig neuh fuyd lee, fuy id /, adv. dignifiedness, n. /dig neuh fuyd /, adj. characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous: dignified conduct. [1660 70; DIGNIFY + ED2] Syn. grave, august, noble. * * * …
14dignified — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
15dignified — adjective a dignified and courteous butler Syn: stately, noble, courtly, majestic, distinguished, proud, august, lofty, exalted, regal, lordly, imposing, impressive, grand; solemn, serious, grave, formal, proper …
16dignified — [ˈdɪgnɪˌfaɪd] adj behaving in a calm way that people respect Ant: undignified a dignified manner[/ex] …
17dignified — /ˈdɪgnəfaɪd / (say dignuhfuyd) adjective marked by dignity of aspect or manner; noble; stately: dignified conduct. –dignifiedly, adverb …
18Dignified death — is a somewhat elusive concept often related to suicide. One factor that has been cited as a core component of dignified death is maintaining a sense of control.[1] Another view is that a truly dignified death is an extension of a dignified… …
19Dignified Transfer — A Dignified Transfer is the U.S. military s ceremonial reception of the remains of fallen U.S. military personnel from overseas. The best known such transfers are at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment… …
20dignified and efficient parts of the constitution — A distinction made by the famous political journalist Walter Bagehot (1826–77) in his classic study (1867). In his view, the monarchy and House of Lords were examples of the dignified element, in that they continued to exert nominal power. The …
